BLUEBONNETS!!
Ask any Texan mom (or, in my case, aunt) and they’ll tell you — Spring means days spent eyeing random fields and highway sides looking for the inky blue petals of our state flower.
What is it about bluebonnets that makes us go crazy and dress up our children and try to make them sit still long enough to snap a few photos?
It’s not like we haven’t taken these pictures every. single. year.
It’s not like it’s *easy* for a toddler to sit still while there are so many pretty flower to touch.
So many pretty flowers in which to frolic.
So many pretty flowers in which to… check your e-mail? Yes, this is what Nerds do when you bring them along for “moral support.” He does this all. the. freaking. time.
River had a great time running through the field of bluebonnets we found.
Such a great time, in fact, that she cried when it was time to go.
“But I wanna play in the pretty flowers,” she wailed, as Nanna carried her back to the car. “We can’t stay here all day,” Nanna replied. “But I don’t want to leave.”
I guess we’ll just have to come back next year.
Do you like our field of bluebonnets? It’s the *perfect* spot if you live in North Dallas.
There are three huge field of bluebonnets right in front of the JCPenney headquarters in Plano. Here’s the address: 6501 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas. If you turn right onto Corporate Drive from Legacy Drive, there are spots to park along the road. So awesome!
Do you take photos of your kids in the bluebonnets? Where are your favorite spots?
These are such gorgeous photos. The bluebonnets are breathtaking! My favorite is #6. She just looks so carefree and I love that she is not looking at the camera–just being herself!
Lol when I first read the post title I thought “Allergies?” Bluebonnets are SO much better! And your pictures are adorable. We generally take our bluebonnet pictures around College Station, or on up towards the Hill Country.
And don’t worry about the email-checking…mine does it too lol. Hope all’s well with y’all!
P.S.–Thanks for the recommendation on Entwined. GREAT read!
Thanks, Gayle!
And Kristen…your comment made me snort my Dr Pepper! 🙂
I’m so jealous of your blue bonnets!! The first image is to die for..I would love to see these back lit… Sigh.
Living 50 miles east of Austin and having had a lot of construction take place where the blankets of blooming bluebonnets normally are the flower pics this year in our area of Hwy 71 are going to not be that spectacular…
No kids in our house but over the years the hubs and myself have gotten pics of each other surrounded by the beautiful spread of flowers, however nothing as nice as yours!
What gorgeous pictures. I love the first one the most.
So beautiful! We don’t get bluebonnets in FL….Now I am kinda sad about it….would love to get pics of my son in them!